Study Abroad

During Winter Term each January, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers two study abroad programs. These include Aboriginal Australia, one of Elon’s most popular studies abroad courses, and a new offering, Peru: Archaeology, Language and Culture.

Aboriginal Australia:

In this course, students learn to experience Western Australia through anthropological and sociological perspectives. Australia consists of a number of different cultures: Aboriginal, Euro-Australian and recent Pacific migrants. To really know Australia, however, it is necessary to understand aboriginal peoples in relationship to Euro-Australian interests. This diverse cultural panorama is the arena for the department’s studies of aboriginal Australians.

Archaeology, Language and Culture in Peru:

This course is an interdisciplinary study combining language, archaeology, culture, society and the environment. Peru was the center of the ancient Inca Empire, and today it is world-famous for its archaeological splendors and colorful native cultures. Course objectives include elementary conversational Spanish ability (no prior knowledge of Spanish is required for enrollment) and study of the archaeology, history and contemporary cultures of Peru.